Marijuana Decriminalization | Weed Finder News - Part 3

Follow @weed_finder

Home » Marijuana Decriminalization (Page 3)

Former California Prison Becoming Marijuana Grow Facility

July 13, 2016 at 1:49 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

A former California inmate facility has been approved as the location for a cannabis growing and processing operation. Last Thursday the Coalinga City Council voted on two local measures regarding marijuana, both of which have passed. The first measure, which passed in a 4-1 vote, allows compliant cannabis cultivation within city limits – effective immediately. Also passing council approval was a proposal to sell the cities dormant prison to Ocean Grown Extracts, who manufacture medical grade cannabis oil products. They [...]

Continue reading »
Congress Denies US Veterans Access to Medical Cannabis

June 29, 2016 at 2:56 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

As suicide rates and rampant opioid addiction and abuse plagues our bravest and brightest, US elected officials have stabbed Veterans in the back yet again. How long will the men and women that place their life on the line for Freedom be denied safe access to medical marijuana? (Congress Denies US Veterans Access to Medical Cannabis – Weed Finder™ News)

Continue reading »
Doctor: Cannabis Oil Cured Inoperable Brain Cancer in Infant

June 23, 2016 at 4:18 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Can medical marijuana help infants with terminal brain cancer? Dr. William Courtney says he has witnessed it happen. He exclaimed he was “quite a skeptic 5 or 6 years ago”, and that, “my youngest patient is 8 months old, and had a very massive centrally located inoperable brain tumor.” The child’s decided to ergo unconventional treatment by administering cannabis oil. “They were putting cannabis oil on the baby’s pacifier twice a day, increasing the dose… And within two months there [...]

Continue reading »
Remembering Prolific Medical Marijuana Activist, Ronnie Lee Smith (1966-2014)

June 16, 2016 at 2:02 am / Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

One of the all-stars of the cannabis counter culture, Ronnie Lee Smith ranks right up there with Rick Simpson, Jack Herer, and many others. Ronnie, at the age of 47 regretfully passed away in Colorado, on April 3rd 2014. The cause of death is said to be complications from leukaemia. That’s why Ronnie’s case is particularly important. That’s because Ronnie died of a disease for which he has supposedly treated others in similar situations. Ronnie, with his rocket-scientist in-the-rough intellect, [...]

Continue reading »
Canada: Man Successfully Treats Daughter’s Epileptic Seizures with Cannabis Oil

June 11, 2016 at 4:45 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

For almost a year, the medical cannabis that Alex Repetski has been administering to his three-year-old daughter has been against the law. All that just changed with the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent unanimous decision. Repetski gives Gwenevere cannabis oil to treat epilepsy. Under rules in place until this week, cannabis oil has been illegal because medical pot users were only permitted to use dried marijuana. The court ruled that restricting medical marijuana patients to the cured form infringed on their [...]

Continue reading »
House Approves Amendment Allowing VA Doctors to Recommend Cannabis to Veterans

May 19, 2016 at 1:43 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Earlier today, the House of Representatives has voted to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana to US military veterans in all states with pre-existing laws for medical cannabis. Members voted 233 to 189 today in favor of the Veterans Equal Access Amendment, offered by Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR) to the Fiscal Year 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, that prohibits the federal government from sanctioning V.A. physicians who wish to recommend cannabis therapy to their patients. This [...]

Continue reading »
Libertarian Party Candidate Gary Johnson on Marijuana

May 7, 2016 at 1:04 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Libertarian party candidate Gary Johnson thinks President Obama will reschedule marijuana this year. (Libertarian Party Candidate Gary Johnson on Marijuana – Weed Finder™ News | Video Credit: NowThis)

Continue reading »
Little Girl Fights Seizures with Cannabis Oil

May 5, 2016 at 4:47 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

EAST SCHODACK, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Patients in New York have had access to medical marijuana for about three months, and for the first time, NEWS10 ABC is seeing one young girl’s progress. Haley Hilt has been battling a rare form of epilepsy since she was born. Her mom, Melissa Hilt, said Haley’s seizures have decreased since she started taking medical marijuana in oil form. “She rode a tricycle at school for the first time,” Melissa said. It was a moment so precious, that Melissa [...]

Continue reading »
Oregon Issues First Recreational Cannabis Grow Licenses

May 2, 2016 at 1:15 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

Oregon will be ready to officially launch its recreational marijuana industry in January 2017. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved its first recreational marijuana licenses Friday, approving eight cannabis cultivators. The agency was given official oversight of Oregon’s recreational cannabis industry. “These licensees reflect the pioneering spirit Oregon is known for,” said Rob Patridge, OLCC Chair in a release Friday. “They come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences and possess the entrepreneurial spirit of this industry.” Eight licenses were given [...]

Continue reading »